There are year-round flights between London and Zagreb, and London and Dubrovnik. In summer, there’s also a good choice of budget airlines serving various destinations along the coast. Flight times from London to Zagreb are 2hrs 15min, London to Dubrovnik 2hrs 40min, Manchester to Split 2hrs 50min, and Manchester to Dubrovnik 3hrs.

The following airports are served by international flights: Zagreb (zagreb-airport.hr); Dubrovnik (airport-dubrovnik.hr); Pula (airport-pula.hr); Split (split-airport.hr); and Zadar (zadar-airport.hr). In addition, RyanAir fly to the smaller airports of Rijeka (rijeka-airport.hr) and Osijek (osijek-airport.hr).

British Airways (0844 493 0787; britishairways.com) flies to Zagreb from London Heathrow and to Dubrovnik from London Gatwick.

EasyJet (0330 365 5000; easyjet.com) flies to Zagreb from London Gatwick; to Dubrovnik from Edinburgh, London Gatwick and London Stansted; and to Split from Bristol, Glasgow, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle.
Monarch (0333 003 0100; monarch.co.uk) flies to Dubrovnik from Birmingham, London Gatwick and Manchester, and to Split from Birmingham.

Ryanair (0871 246 0000; ryanair.com) flies to Pula from London Stansted; to Rijeka from London Stansted; and to Zadar from Manchester and London Stansted; and to Osijek from London Stansted.

Thomson Airways (0203 451 2688; flights.thomson.co.uk) flies to Dubrovnik from Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London Gatwick, Manchester and Newcastle, and to Pula from Birmingham, Bristol, London Gatwick and Manchester.

Wizz Air (0907 292 0102; wizzair.com) flies to Split from London Luton.

Ferries & catamarans

It’s also possible to arrive in Croatia by ferry or catamaran from Italy. The Croatian company Jadrolinija (jadrolinija.hr) runs overnight ferries from Ancona to Split and Ancona to Zadar (June-Sept), and Dubrovnik to Bari (Apr-Oct). Blue Line (blueline-ferries.com) also covers the Ancona-Split route (Apr-Oct).

In summer only, the Italian company SNAV (snav.it) runs an overnight ferry from Ancona to Split (all year), and a high-speed daytime catamaran from Ancona to Split (July-Aug), while Venezia Lines (venezialines.com) operates catamarans from Venice to Porec, Rovinj and Pula in Istria (Apr-Oct).